[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 21, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2212]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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HONORING FEDERAL GLOVER, FORMER CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SUPERVISOR
(Mr. DeSAULNIER asked and was given permission to address the House
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a good friend and
a great political and community leader in my community and in the bay
area in San Francisco, California, former Contra Costa County
Supervisor Federal Glover, who passed away on Sunday after a
distinguished life of service to his community and his country.
Born in Pittsburg, California, Federal served as a city council
member and mayor of the city of Pittsburg before becoming the first
African American to serve on the Contra Costa County Board of
Supervisors in the east bay.
I was lucky to serve alongside Federal on the county board for 6 of
his 20 years. He supported efforts to expand job opportunities, create
the board of supervisors' public protection committee, and he was an
instrumental leader on regional transportation in a transformative
period of time in northern California and the bay area.
Federal was a good man, a good friend, and I will miss him very, very
much.
I wish Federal good luck, and I hope I will see him again in the
future.
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